Kitchen-cabinet.



DF. DYKE.

KITCHEN CABINET.

APPLICATION man man. 1915.

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Specicaton of iietters'atent.

`Pate1ited Oct. 1G, 1916.

Application filed December 24, 1915. Serial No. 68,566.

kTo all ,whom t may concern:

'Be `it known that I, DARRELL FRANK DY, acitizen of the United' States, residing at Chicago, in the county of Cook and State kof Illinois, have invented. a new and useful Kitchen-Cabinet, of which the `following is a specification.

invention relates improvements kitchencabinets, and, haseparticular kreference vto suoli ,cabinets iii which theflour-receptacle is movably supported within a compartment of the cabinet.

The objects of the invention are to provide a convenient support for the fiour-receptacle, whereby the latter may be easily raised and lowered, for the purpose of refilling, locked when inits lowered position,

`automatically released when desired, such being accomplished with a minimum amount of labor or exertion upon the part of the house-wife, who is aided by counterbalancing springs suitablyarranged in connectionwith the fixtures constituting the sup- `Other objects and advantages of the invention will hereinafter appear, and the lnovel features thereof will be particularly refilled; and, Fig. 2 is a detail in elevation of one of the plates employed for carrying the fixture.

`l`Similar numerals of reference indicate similar parts in both figures of the drawing. The cabinet, 1, is of the conventional type, the upper half being divided vertically lto produce the compartment 2, in which is co-mmonly located ythe flour-receptacle, and

which the hereinafter described fixture is vdesigned to support.V To each of the side- `walls of this compartment 2, near the bot- Ato1n,is secured, by means of ordinary screws, `a'. supporting-plate 3. As these plates are duplicates, a description of one will serve its centeiyand near its lower edge, is provided with a slightly elongated bearingopening et, and, in front and above the same, with a segmental-shaped guide-slot 5, the

Vlatter being formed concentric with the bot!- tom or lower end. of said bearing-opening.

A little in advance lof the guide-slotj', and

from a. point between its ends, there,4 is

loosely suspendedrom a stud k8a gravitylatchordog Y9, theinner edge and lower end Vof which is provided with downwardly disposed inclined notches 10a. By positioning vthe latch or dog 9 as indicated, the latter lies across the guide-slot 5. Between the lslot 5 and bearing 4, heretoforementioned, is located an inwardly projecting fulcrumystud 7, and another stud 6, may project inwardly from the upper rear corner of the plate.

4ln each of the elongated bearing-openings Llf, is located the bearing-trunnion 11, the same projecting laterally from' near the lower ends of a pair of receptacle-supporting swinging arms 10. These two arms are so mounted with relation to their supports that when elevated they slightly incline to the rear and within the compartment 2. |The arms may be and preferably are connected and braced by a transverse approximately U-shaped bridge 14E, by means of which, they are steadi'd in their movements and also caused to move in unison. To this bridge andv near the ends, may be connected theupper ends of a pair of counterbalancing helical springs 15, the lower ends of such springs being connected to the studs 6, heretofore mentioned, or to some other convenient and fixed point. The upper ends of the arms are preferably each provided with an inclined slot 13, for the reception of opposite trunnions 17, located at the opposite sides of and projecting from the usual form of flour-receptacleor container 16, whereby, as will be obvious, the latter is supported pivotally by said arms. yEach of the arms 10', carries an outwardly projecting headed guide-stud 18, the same being coincident' with and riding and engaging in the adjacent guide-slot and also has its front edge,

nearV its lower end, provided with a halfround notch 19, located in annular alineby when the arm is in its lowered position.

Taking, for example, the parts in which they are shown 1n Fig. 1, when it is desired to refill the flour-receptacle or container, it is simply necessary to draw the same forward Y and down to the position shown in Fig. 1 (dotted lines). As theV arms 10 and the container 16 swing outward and downward, it will be observed that the headed studs 18 of the arms travel in the opposite curved guideslots 5, and also ride over the notches 10l formed in the gravity-latches 9. lf the container and arms are released at any point of their travel, the studs 18 are immediately engaged by the adjacent notches of the latches or dogs, and thus the parts become locked against return as would otherwise be caused by the counterbalancing-springs 15. `While the flour-receptacle or container is thus locked and held in its lowered position, it

`may be conveniently relled in the usual manner. It now becomes necessary to unlock the parts and return the refilled container to its normal or elevated position within the compartment 2. This is accomplished in a most convenient and easy manner. lf the container has not already been depressed to its lowest locked position, that is, to a point where the lowest notches 10a of the gravity-latches or dogs are in engagement with the studs 18, or if it has, it matters not, the operation being the same, namely, a further depression will cause the arms 10 to fulcrum on the studs 7 of the plates, the rear or inner ends of the arms swinging upward and the studs or trunnions 11 thereof moving to the upper ends of the elongated bearing-openings 4. This depression of the arms serves to withdraw the studs 18 thereof from engagement with the notches of the gravity-latches or dogs so that the latter are free to drop by gravity to a vertical position, whereby their notches are no longer in position to engage the studs 18. The container is then swung upward and rearward, being assisted somewhat by the counterbalancing-springs, the backs of the latches or dogs riding over the studs 18. lVhen wholly elevated the container with its weightwill be somewhat in rear of the vertical and rest against the rear wall of the compartment 2. When wholly elevated as described, the gravity-latches or dogs will be released from the studs 18 and fall to their normal vertical positions. It will be observed that the fulcrum-studs 7 also act as stops for limiting the downward movement of the arms 10 and were it not for their presence, the receptacle, when relled, would automatically lower the arms 10 and release them from the gravity-latches or dogs. In fact, this would occur before any complete refilling or when the weight of the receptacle and its contents became sufficient to counterbalance the strength of the springs 15. To avoid this, therefore, as well as to produce convenient fulcrums, it is desirable to use the studs 7 as described.

Having described my invention, what I claim, is:

1. The combination with a kitchen-cabinet, of opposite arms pivoted at their lower ends within the same, a flour-receptacle or container pirfotally supported between the free ends of the arms, studs projecting from the arms between the free ends and pivots thereof, gravity-nxtches positioned pivotally on the cabinet at one side of and above the path traveled by the studs and terminating above the lowermost position capable of being assumed by the studs when said arms are lowered, said latches having downwardly inclined teeth adapted to be successively engaged by said studs, whereby said arms are locked during such engagement of the studs and latches, guides for the arms, and springs connected to the arms for normally elevating the same.

2. The combination with a kitchen-cabinet, of opposite arms pivoted at their lower ends within the same, a iiour-receptacle or container pivotally supported between the free ends of the arms, headed studs projecting laterally from the arms, curved guides concentric with the pivots of the arms and engaging and interlocking with the studs, pivoted gravity-latches positioned above said guides and terminating above the lower ends of the same and provided with a series of inclined teeth adapted to be successively engaged by the studs of the arms, and return springs for normally elevating the arms.

3. The combination with a kitchen-cabinet, of opposite plates secured to the sidewalls thereof, each plate being provided with an elongated bearing-opening, a fulcrumstud in advance thereof, and a guide-slot in advance of the fulcrum-stud, opposite-arms having bearing trunnions located in the elongated bearing-openings and adapted to rest upon and be stopped by the fulcrum-studs, guide-studs extending from the arms and. engaging the guide-slots, notched gravitylatches pivoted to the plates and lying in the paths of the guide-studs and adapted to engage the same, and retracting counterbalancing-springs connected to the arms.

it. The combination with a kitchen-cabinet, of opposite plates secured to the sidewalls thereof, each plate being provided with an elongated bearing-opening, a fulcrumstud concentric with and inadvance thereof, and a curved guide-slot in advance of the fulcrum-stud and concentric with the bearingopening, opposite arms having bearing-trunnions located in the elongated bearing-openings of the plates and provided with notches to receive the fulcrum-studs, guide-studs extending from the arms and engaging the guide-slots, notched gravity-latches pivoted to the plates at points above the guide-slots and overlying the same, a transverse bridge connecting the arms, and springs connected to the same and to the plates.

5. The combination with a kitchen-cabinet, of opposite arms pivoted to rock therein,

fulcrums arranged in advance of the pivots of the arms and in the path thereof, whereby said arms will fulcrum thereon when they are lowered, a flour-receptacle pivotally supported between the free ends of the arms, a

latch for engaging the arms and locking the same in their lowered position and disengag- 15 ing therefrom when said arms are rocked on their fulcrums, and springs for normally elevating the arms.

In testimony whereof', I have signed my name to this specification in the presence of 20 two subscribing witnesses. v

DARRELL FRANK DYKE.

Witnesses:

FRANK J. SENG, JOHN M. BRosT.

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